WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Even without No Show Joe -- Nevada's most recent GOP gubernatorial debate was overcrowded as the candidates scrambled to spread election fraud conspiracies and kiss up to Donald Trump and his base. The Reno Gazette-Journal reported (https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2022/02/08/republican-nevada-governor-hopefuls-proclaim-loyalty-former-president-donald-trump-debate/6699093001/), "In an effort to distinguish the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: The nation's "most vulnerable Democratic senator" is looking more and more vulnerable by the day. As she pushes an extreme, progressive agenda, Catherine Cortez Masto is bleeding support among young, liberal voters and inspiring Nevadans to register as Republicans. Tracking voter registration numbers, the Nevada Independent's Jon Ralston declares, "every trend favors the GOP" in the 2022 midte  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced that effective immediately, the State's mask mandate has been lifted. "Just like vaccines, masks are still a great tool we have to slow the spread of the virus. I expect going forward to still see Nevadans and visitors occasionally utilizing masks when they are out in public," said Gov. Sisolak. "The State will no longer require masks in public places, but   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Governor Sisolak met with Black community leaders in Northern Nevada to discuss ongoing pandemic recovery efforts. During the meeting, participants highlighted the great strides taken in advancing the State's recovery and identified the steps needed to ensure an equitable and just recovery for members of the Black community. "The pandemic has unquestionably been hard on all of us but has taken a   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak joined Nevada State Forester Kacey KC and Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) Habitat Division Administrator Alan Jenne to visit with wildland conservation personnel from the Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) and NDOW working to restore and enhance the health of the Tamarack Fire burn scar. The Tamarack Fire was sparked by a lightning strike on July 4, 2021, and fue  more

MERCED, California, Feb. 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Lorena Anderson A research project conducted by a UC Merced graduate student is becoming a reality as the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) approved piloting the first-in-the-nation construction of solar panels over water canals. The project is based on research commissioned by a company called Solar AquaGrid through the Sierra Nevada Research Institute and UC Water. Environmental engineer  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: Have you heard UNLV President Keith Whitfield's story about being on the lake with his dad and granddad when the boat began to sink? It's a giggle-getter. Ask him and he'll tell it to you - one on one - after he explains how to get your financial aid questions answered, which might be before he listens to you describe how you're feeling and lays out where to find mental health se  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 11 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: He was in his teens then, around the time in the late 1950s when the Brooklyn Dodgers moved from New York to Los Angeles. Nobody thought that Kenneth Westfield, the Los Angeles High School shortstop who grew up to be a dynamic, major figure in the transformation of medicine in Las Vegas, was aiming too high when he said he could see himself playing for the Dodgers  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 8 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following Q&A with Michael Beiler, director of development for University Libraries: * * * Michael Beiler recently was appointed director of development for University Libraries, transferring from his position as a fundraiser for UNLV Athletics. In total, he has worked for UNLV for nearly four years. Beiler holds a bachelor's degree in public relations from Florida Gulf Coast University and a master's de  more